Published October 1983 | Version v1
Journal article

The quark-gluon plasma: a new state of matter

  • 1. Washington Univ., Seattle (USA). Dept. of Physics

Description

The theory of high density hadronic matter as described by QCD is reviewed. The prospects for forming a quark-gluon plasma in ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions are discussed. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Comments Nucl. Part. Phys.
Journal Volume
12
Journal Issue
2
Series
Comments Nucl. Part. Phys.
Journal Page Range
85-95
ISSN
0010-2709

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
15023838
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
COLLISIONS; GLUONS; HADRONS; HEAVY IONS; MATTER; PLASMA; QUARKS; REVIEWS
Descriptors DEC
CHARGED PARTICLES; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; IONS; POSTULATED PARTICLES